An unusual insight into the Norman Conquest exploring the lives of those children uprooted by the events of 1066. She writes about the ancient families of Harold Godwineson, the last remaining heirs of the Anglo-Saxon royal line - Edgar Aetheling, Margaret and Christina (who fled to Scotland where Margaret became queen and saint},the hero Hereward the Wake, rebel against the Norman conquerors in the Fens, and many more. . . this young generation shaped the England we know today, and the medieval sources come alive to us, not so long ago after all.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 112 Spring 2024 ) |
